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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
TREMPEALEAU RUINS.
The business Portion of the Village
Swept by Fire This Morning.

The business Portion of the Village
Swept by Fire This Morning.
LA CROSSE Wis, April 14.-The en-
tire business portion OF the village OF
Trempealeau was destroyed by fire
which broke out shortly after mid
night last night. The estimated loss
is $40, 900, with comparatively small
insurance. Trempealeau is located
on the river twenty miles above La
Crosse. The business is nearly all
done on Front Street, a thoroughfare
running parallel with Levee. The fire
originated in the rear OF G. r. McGil.
vray's hardware store, from supposed
spontaneous combustion. Thefames
spread rapidly eastward, burning
everything on the street from Masonic
temple to Hankey's dry goods store,
a brick block. The entire population
fought the fire with buckets without
avail, until it was stopped by inter.
vening brick walls. Among those burned
out are: Frank Wilbur, livery
stable; J. S. Robinson, jewelry; Will
lam Blume, meat market; G. r. Nc
Gllvray, hardware; Q. II. Angel, dry
goods; f. A. Goodhue, books and
stationery; Mrs. Humphrey, restaur-
ant; J. s. Pierson, drug store; the Sey-
mour Block used for carriage paint
ing; Allen & Gibbs, groceries; American
Express Office. The exact figures OF
individual losses and insurance can
not be obtained. A large part of the
various stocks OF goods are saved.
Trempealeau Is q thriving village in
Trempealeau County, on the bank of
the river of the same name, and about
fifteen miles from La Crosse, on the
line OF the Chicago and North Western
Railroad. 1t has population OF
about 600. It's principal manufac-
tories are feed and grist mill and a
shingle and planning mill.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
INSANE FROn STUDY.

A Brilliant Young Engineer in the Patent
Office Shoots Himself.
When the stateroom of the steamer
Virginia, from Baltimore to Norfolk,
occupied by Robert w. Gatewood,
was opened at 8 O'Clock on the morn
ing of the 18th, his body was found
in bed with a pistol ball in the brain.
Evidence before the coroner showed
that he had committed suicide after
leaving Old Point that morning. Young
Gatewood was q son of minister
and was 25 years OF age. At
the time of his death he was fourth as
sistant examiner in the division OF
steam engineering OF the patent Office,
Washington. His mind, which was
uncommonly brilliant, had become
unbalanced by intense study, and the
writings he left showed that he imeg-
ined himself pursued by demons and
chose heath as the on y escape from
them.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23

was observed escaping with 8 rifle.
He was ordered to halt, and, the COM
mand being unheeded, he was shot
dead. Upon examination it was
found he was not the man wanted.
The Chicago car penters who went to
work for the bosses who had acceded
to their terms, wereinstructed, on the
18th, to quit and not to resume until
all the bosses had yielded. The strike
now stands where it did at the begin
ming.
A disastrous fire at Spring Garden
borough, near Pittsburg, on the l. tn,
destroyed twenty -one houses, render
ing thirty-tive families homeless. The
loss is estimated at about $4,000;
insurance small.
David Hoffman, convicted of train.
wrecking at Nebraska City, Neb., on
the 18th, was sentenced to be hanged
july 22
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23

cover $500. Cosgrove bought OF II.
l.. Mckenzie, March %, certain lots
in Ashland, Wis, and gave in payment
thereof q check on the Bank of Min
nesota for $500. Mckenzie endorsed
and transferred the check to Drew,
and when he presented it at the bank
payment was refused. The bank is
garnisheed to make good the claim.
MICHAEL DENNY and William Ogle,
two woodsmen, of Eau Claire, while
on their way to q driving camp on the
north fork of the Eau Claire, captured
three large wolves which were deyour-
ing the carcass of deer. One of the
men was attacked by the largest
wolf, which weighed ninety pounds.
but few blows with an axe killed the
animal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
MISSING MRS. HOVE.
The President of the Boston Woman's
Bank and $50, 900 Disappears.

The President of the Boston Woman's
Bank and $50, 900 Disappears.
Boston, Mass, April 14.-Mrs. Sa-
rah E. Howes, of the Woman's Bank
fame, has absconded with $4,000 OF
the depositors' money. Ever since
her release from confinement on the
charge of swindling depositors in
her bank she has continued the
business of receiving deposits
OF money from women, paying, or
promising to pay, an exceedingly high
rate OF interest thereon. A lady from
Augusta, Me-, called at Mrs. Howes'
house last evening for the pur pose OF
collecting interest on sum OF money
deposited with her. She was told by
a man who came to the door that
"Mrs. Howes had skipped aud ia ken
$4,000 with her." A warrant has
been issued for Mrs. Howes' arrest,
and the police are searching for her.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
VETOED BY GOV. HILL.

The High License Bill for New York and
Brooklyn Not Approved.
Gov. Hill sent to the New York As
sembly on the 18th, a message vetoing
the recently passed high license bill,
and, on motion Of Mr.. Crosby, the
promoter OF the measure, it was laid
on the table. The veto is put upon
two grounds-first, it Is special legisia-
tion because it applies to the cities of
New York and Brooklyn, potwith.
standing the fact that in a majority
OF the other cities and towns of the
state, the number of dramshops is
greater than in these cities in proper
tion to population; second, because
some OF its provisions are unconstitu-
tional and the messageis is accompanied
by opinions from the attorney-gener-
al and from ex-Judge Comstock sus-
tanning that view.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
ONE VAS DROWNED,
Ten Ladies Thrown Into the River by the
Capyizing of a Tug

Ten Ladies Thrown Into the River by the
Capsizing of a Tug
New ORLEANS, La, April 14.-At l
O'Clock this morning the hsrbor tug
Corsair, belonging to Brown & Jones,
while coming down the river in fog
with a pleasure party on board, ran
aground opposite the Willow Grove
coal landing FIVE miles above the city,
and turned over on her side. There
were ten ladies on board, all of whom
were saved except one Miss Barton,
OF Algiers, aged Is years-who was
drowned. Every effort was made by
the officers OF the boat to save the
young lady, but she clung to the cabin
and refused to Jump, although it was
but q few feet to shoal water. The
tug cost $4,000 and was uninsured.
1t is believed that she can be raised at
a small expense.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
FIVE KILLED.

And Many Injured by the Bursting of a
Water Tank.
While viewing a wreck on the Chi
cago 4 Northwestern road, near Pal
atine, H., on the 17th., FIVE persons
were killed by the bursting of large
water tank. The accident occurred
at 8 O'Clock in the afternoon and it is
supposed that the collision OF the
freight trains in the immediate vicinity
in the morning Jared the immense
water tank containing $4,000 gallons
OF water, and loosened or cracked the
hoops which gave way. while a large
crowd OF country people were stand
ing Immediately under the structure
when it collapsed and buried the peo-
pie under the wreckage and the tank,
killing five persons, two boys and three
men, fatally iniuring two men and Sc
riously injuring TWO others. The
killed were: Edward Wenke, George
Myers, William Dsrms, William Myers,
Fred Broder. The injured are John
AsInus and Charles Storms. The
Myers were brothers and both quite
youthful. Storms also was very young.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23

The remains OF President and Mrs.
Lincoln we're privately taken from
their secret resting place on the 14th
AMI inferred in the north vault OF the
Lincoln monument in Oak Ridge Gem.
etery, near Springfield, H. Less than
dozen persons, members OF the Lin
coin Monument Association and Lin
coin Guard OF Honor, were present.
For years the whereabouts OF the re-
mains OF The great president and his
wife have been vested in mystery from
anxiety that they would be stolen TO
obtain q ransom for their re-
turn. The actual attempt 70
carry off the bodies in 1877
was the moving cause OF the forma-
tion OF the guard OF honor, which or
ganization secreted them and has now
surrendered the charge. Great care
was taken to keep the event pro-
found secret. At the appointed hour
few besides the little knot of guards
were present. The secret grave was
directly L lder the north base of the
obeilsk, about thirty feet from the
north entrance, but only accessible
through the south door. A
door on the north OF the place
where the Lincoln relics are
kept, leads through q long passage
first east, then north, then west,
and then south to q recess. Here,
about three feet below the surface OF
the floor, were deposited the remains
OF Abraham Lincoln and his wife.
When the guards, with the help of
few laborers, had exhumed the coffin,
and removed the lid OF that c. the
president, his face was seen to be in
remarkable state OF preservation.
Those who stood around, and had
known Lincoln when alive, easily dis
cerned the features. They were very
distinct.
In the north vault the floor had
been taken up. A hole eight feet long
by six feet wide and one-half deep,
brlcked up and cemented, had been
prepared. The presidents coffin was
placed in this grave on the west side.
The coffin containing Mrs. Lncoln's
remains was then brought to the
vault and placed on the east side OF
her husband, A brick arch was
then built over the coffins.
This was covered with cement, mixed
with small broken rock. Two guards
will be on duty at the tomb until the
cement becomes hard. The marble
sarcophagus in which the public have
supposed the remains to have been,
is still in the vault. Without further
ceremony the remains of the husband
and wife were left to molder together
in the GRAVE
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
FIRE DAMP EXPLOSION.
Shocking Accident to Two Young Ladi,
and Two Young Men in u Colliery.

Shocking Accident to Two Young Ladies
and Two Young Men in Colliery.
A shocking accident occurred in the
mine OF Chamberlain colliery, st.
Claire, Pa, on the 11th. Miss Berlista
Shaul, OF Sharon Springs, N. Y, a
student OF Vassar college, was visiting
Miss Minnie Keiter, OF st. Claire, q
fellow student. The young ladies in
company with young man named
Harry Short and Edwin Thompson,
one OF the operators OF the colliery,
entered the mine for the purpose of
giving Miss Shaul an opportunity to
inspect the operation Of mining
coal. The mine had Dot been
worked for a week, and none but the
party OF explorers were inside at the
time. In an adjacent working, how
ever, were Albert Thompson, another
OF the firm, and several others, who
were making examinations of the
works. They were startled by a
heavy explosion, and knowing that
the party had entered the Other slope,
they hastened thither to investigate
About $50 yards from the foot
OF the slope they came up
on Messrs. Short and Thomp.
son and the two ladies lying upon the
ground, some of them unconscious
and all of them fright.ully burned and
mangled Miss Keiter's face was
burned beyond recognition; she died
the same evening. Miss Shaul had O.
leg badly fractured and was terribly
bruised and burned, but may re-
cover. Shorts head is mass
OF cuts and is badly burned.
He remained unconscious and mis-
recovery is doubtful. Thompson is
painfully, but not fatally bruised. The
precise cause OF the explosion is un-
known, but the xupposition is that
the party carried naked lamp and
encountered body of fire-damp. The
lady victims are about 20 years Of
age. Miss Shaul was to have been the
valedictorian at the coming COM
mencement OF Vassar college.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
FIFTEEN DROWNED.
The Loss of Life by the Dieppe Disast
Greater Than Supposed.

The Loss of Life by the Dieppe Disaster
Greater Than Supposed.
LONDON, April 14.-Further partic-
ulars of the loss near Dieppe of the
New Haven and Dieppe packet Vic
toria show that after the vessel struck
the rocks, the passengers rushed to
the stern, and terrible scene ensued,
while endeavors were being made to
float the life-boats. At last when q
boat was lowered and fifteen men
and women had embarked in it,
q lady's shawl became entangled In
a pulley or the stern davit
and caused the boat to descend to the
sea bow foremost. Most of the occu-
pants were thrown out and drowned.
Two ladies jumped from the deck of
the steamer into the boat after it
reached the water and overturned it.
Other boats were then safely launched
and succeeded in reaching Fecamp,
rescuing on the way with boat-hooks
two persons who had been swept out
to sea. Mrs. Braustocker was saved.
Thecaptain ofthe Victoria maintained
great GOODNESS and guaranteed the
safety OF all on board if they would
but obey his orders.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
PANIC IN A JAIL.
Fire Causes Great Excitement in the
Cook County Jail.

Fire Causes Great Excitement in the
Cook County Jail.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 15.-There was
panic in the county Jail shortly be-
fore 1890 O'Clock this forenoon.
caused by the knowledge that a fire
had broken out in the insane depart
ment of the jail. An insane mar who
was incarcerated last week had sue.
ceeded by some means in firing his
bedding, and the smoke coon filled the
corridors, creating the impress
sion that the Jail was on fire.
The news was communicated rapidly
throughout the jail, and every prepar-
alton was made to take out the pris-
oners should the emergency require.
An alarm brought six engines to the
scene, but the flames were e1tinguished
by means of the jail apparatus. No
one was injured and no serious dam
AGE occurred.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
HEHHED ~ BY FIRE.

Fatal Accident at Tenement House
Blaze The Fire Record.
NEW YORK, April 16.-Fire early
this morning in the double fve-story
tenement CAT Second Avenue caused
the police great difficulty in rescuing
the inmates. Ali escaped except Rich
ard Gilladorf who was severely burned
about the feet and removed to the
hospital. After the fire was out
search OF the house revealed the
charred body OF Bridget Hughes, an
aged woman, who lived on the top
floor. She had been burned to death
in her bed. Loss on building $4,000.
The tenants lose about the same
amount
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
CARRIED OUT TO SEA.

Loss of Life From the Stranding Of .
French Packet Steamer.
PARIS, April ia dispatch from
Dieppe says the packet steamer Vic
toria is ashore on the rocks near that
city. She stranded during fog. Sew
eral OF her passengers attached life
belts to their bodies and then jumped
overheard and we're carried out to
sea. The others have been safely
landed.
The Victoria at the time of the Acci.
dent had ninety passengers aboard,
and the company OF nine men believe
that all were saved. The wreck lies
close to the mainland and the sea is
smooth.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
A ST. LOUIS BLAZE.

An incendiary Fire Destroys a. Cooper rage
Establishment.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 16.-Fire was
discovered in Rudolph Steeclur's coop
erage this morning at 2:3O o'clock
and destroyed buildings valued at
ST., 900, machinery $4,000, ma
terial $4,000. Insurance $4,000.
The fire is supposed TO have been
started by an incenGiary as the build
ing appeared to be fired in several
places, and there had been no fire used
by the firm or employees in the burned
building. The proprietor has had
much trouble with some OF his en-
ployes on account OF recent introduc-
tlon OF labor saving machinery.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
HUSBANDS CRIME.
Wife Murder and Suicide of q Wea
Minded Ohio Man.

Wife-Murder and suicide of Weak
Minded Ohio Man.
LINZ, o., April 14.-Joseph Burch,
a well-to-do-farmer living six miles
west OF this place, killed his sick wife
with hammer and then went to the
woods near by, twisted some bark
into a moose, and hanged himself. His
son, coming home some time later,
found his mother dying, and gave the
alarm. Neighbors found the body OF
the murderer and suicide hanging quite
dead. His body was eft hanging for
some hours. He was temperate but
weak-minded, and the pair had had
fIeQuent Quarrels
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
DEATHIy A HOTEL.
Loss of Life in a Fire at Royal CeIebra
ton at Am ste rdam.

Loss of Life in a Fire at a Royal Celebra-
ton at Amsterdam.
AMSTERDAM, April 15.-Forty-6ve
hundred students last night serenaded
King William and the royal family,
who have remained here since the re-
cent royal birthday festivities. The
King and Queen presented themselves
at a window OF the palace and ac-
knowledged the tribute. A hotel in
the center of the city, which Was
crowded with guests who came here to
join in the festivities in honor of the
kings birthday, caught fire last night
and was entirely destroyed. Four of
the inmates were killed and several
sustained injuries of a more or less Sc
we're character
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
Owe WOMAN'S WORK.
Assisting Four Prisoners to Escape Fro1,

4
Jail.
LAMAR, Mo-, April 15.-Between 10
and II O'Clock last night the prison
ers in jail here escaped by saving one
bar of in the corridor going through
the plank floor and outside o. the stone
foundation. They were J. W. West,
convicted OF murder, and sentenced
for twenty five years in the peniten-
tlary, with stay Of execution until
the 25th OF this month; w. A.
Turner, a confidence man of Ottawa,
Kas., and the two Prewits OF this
county, petty thievers. A reward of
$175 has been offered bv the sheriff.
Mrs. Turner is supposed to have fur
nished them means OF escape, as sne
was constant visitor to the jsil and
was generally accompanied by one A.
NJ. stearns, OF Independence, Kas.
Parties are in pursuit OF the fugitives.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
MUST NOT COWBFSE.

A Bill in the Michigan Legislature
Against Underwriters Boards.
The Michigan House has agreed TO
the bill to prohibit combinations OF
insurance companies by means OF
local boards OF under writer's, or COM
pacts to fix rates. Not much opposi-
tion was manifested to the bill, the
only one speaking against it being
Representative Cross, OF Van Buren
County, who is heading the investiga-
tion OF the graveyard insurance COM
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
BIG FAILURE At CHICAGO.
Assignment of the Jewelry House
Clapp & Davis, To-day.

Assignment of the Jewelry House oi
Clapp s Davis, To-day.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 14.-Caleb Clapp
and Thomas Davies, doing a very
large wholesale iewelry business at SO
and 65 Washington Street, as Clapp
& Davies, confessed Judgment in the su-
perior court this afternoon for $137,-
557, in favor of the following parties:
W. w. Cudworth, $14, 4,40S; Mary E.
Hanley, $12.993 and $14,O69; Will
lam B. Clapp, $65, 500; Daniel A. Lor-
ing, S., ,274; 81. B. Peabody, $14,7OO
and 81, ,224, and Ada E. Haynes, $1O,-
3S8. Executions are issued. and the
deputy sheriff served them this alter
noon. The failure may affect several
firms in the Northwest.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
NO room FOR MORMONs.
Missionaries Robbed and Driven from
North Carolina.

Missionaries Robbed and Drfysn from
North Carolina.
RALEIGH, N. c., April ia party
OF Mormon elders came from Tennes-
see into the western part of this state
some weeks ago. They at once began
work in making converts, particularly
among women. This elected great
Indignation on the part OF people in
parts of Buncombe and Henderson
Counties. An organization fully
officered has been effected for the ex
pulsion Of these Mormons. The lat
ter have been duly notified in writing
to leave Immediately. If they do not
do so tar and feathers will be used
and perhaps worse punishment will
be inflicted. The people erein earnest
and determined to e1pel them. Par
ties OF Mormons have been at work in
the mountain section here and there.
Some of them we're nearly beaten to
death and driven into Georgia by the
indignant people.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
H4fTI WILL SETTLE.
No Trouble Likely to Result from
glands Claim,

No Trouble Likely to Result from En-
glands Claim.
News has been received from Hayti to
the effect that an amicable settlement
ofthe British claim is likely to be had.
The French frigate La Minerva has ar
rived at Port au Prince, but no trouble
is expected. Hayti recently borrowed
100000 francs from France, which
explains the interest taken by
France in England's claim. The
United States steamer Yantic has ar
rived at Santiago de Cuba from Hayti,
and her commander states positively
that there is no foundation to the
rumor that q massacre is threatened. i.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
FAPORS THE KNIGHTS.

The Sacred College Agrees With the Re-
port of Cardinal Gibbons.
ROME, April 14.-Cardinal Gibbons
will leave Rome on Monday for Lon
don, where he goes to consult with
Cardinal Manning upon questions con-
nected with the Knights of Labor.
The congregation of the Sacred Col
lege has decided in favor OF the recog-
milton OF the Knights of Labor, in &C
cordance with the report of Cardinal
Gihhoro
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
SETTLED THE CLAIM.

Chicago Spectators Arrive at an Agree
ment after Much Wrangling.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 15.-The Board
OF Trade directors last night made q
settlement of it's dispute with the
Chamber OF Commerce over the matter
of the lease OF the old board building
on Washington Street. The quarrel
has been a very bitter one. The best
men on the board and in financial
circles take sides against each other.
By the terms of the settlement the
Board OF Trade pays the Chamber of
Commerce $87, 900 cash and surren-
ders 1,O70 shares of Chamber of
Commerce stock OF the market value
of about $65,00O.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
fFBER OF BL4ZIlSG OIL.
Sparks From a Passing Tug tg, tte an Oil
Tank

Sparks From Passing Tug tg'tte an OIL
Tank.
New YORK, April 16.-At10:30 this
morning fire broke out at the coal
docks OF the New York Central Rail-
way Company, at the foot of Seven
tieth Street. A spark from passing
tug ienited some OH which had leaked
from atank belonging to the Standard
OIL Company. 1t was ebb tide at the
time and the burning fluid was carried
TO the large and expensive docks at
the foot OF Sixty-Seventh Street, de-
stroying it, together with $4,000
worth OF freight. Thedock at the low
est valuation was worth S15O,OOO.
The total loss will be 100000. The
fire is still burning but the flow OF oil
has been cut of.
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supernur'erary named Cohee. In this
act Ward IS the hero, in attempting
to escape from prison, is shot. Cohee
in discharging the gun, aimed too low,
and the wadding penetrated Wards
breast, striking and bending the breast
bone. The curtain vas lowered and
the injured man removed behind the
scenes where physicians were sum-
moned. The audience was apprised
OF the accident and dismissed. The
physicians succeeded in removing the
paper waddiug from the wound but
say Mr.. Ward cannot return to the
stage for some weeks.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
40 TRUTH IN 1T.

The Key West Sensation Not Credited at
Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. c. April 15.-It is
stated at both the State and the
Navy Departments that there is no
truth in the dispatch from Key West
that Commodore Greene OF the United
States steamer Yantic officially for.
bade the English man-of-war at Port
Au. prince to carry out their threat of
seizing Tortugas Island. Secretary
Whitney had never heard OF such 8
thing. He said it was not likely that
Commodore Greene would act without
orders; if he had deemed it necessary
to do so, he would have telegraphed
the department at once.